Damage to oceans could cost $2tr by 2100

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Stockholm Environment Institute report calls for marine carbon offsets and UN Oceans Commissioner to address the issue

Damage to natural services provided by oceans could cost the world $2tr a year by the end of the century if steps to curtail climate change are not taken, a study by the respected Stockholm Environment...

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